Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-18
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Extraordinary Address Ground Oat
by Lientenant Cowles TO the Dusky
Queen Kapi0lani When She Was in
Washington.
New York Star: All Washington is
in 3 broad grin over the ceremonies yes
terday rendered Queen KapiolaDi OF
Hawaii. 1t appears ths queen was in
vited to visit Mount Vernon to gazs
upon the tomb OF Washington, and the
secretary of the navy rendered the gov
esnment boat, the Dispatch, to bear the
royal party to their destination. The
Dispatch is commanded by a handsome
and volnble officer, Lieut.. Cowles, who
never having had an opportunity to
dance attendance On q real queen, and
not being able to see another such
chance in the immediate future, con-
eluded to make the most OF the occasion
thus offered him. Accordingly Cowles
retired and conoocted an address that
would do honor to the lnrd high heredi-
tsry bootlack of Pumpernickel, and
then having committed this gem of ora
tory to memory, he calmly but feverish-
ly awaited destiny Destiny came on
sohedule time in the person of the olea-
ginous KapiolaDi and her suite, ana
Cowles then stepped forward, and after
making the regulations Sandwich salasm,
said:
81 ask your gracious majesty's per-
mission to speak"
Her gracious majesty winked, as one
who should say 'Spiel out" and Cowles,
taking two bounds forward aud striking
an attitude of reverence, continued:
"his exeellency the secretary of the
navy begs that your majesty will ae-
cept his respectful homage, and begs
that your mejesty will accept of this
vessel to convey you to Mount Yer
non, the resting place of the lllustrious
founder of this country. The secretary
is always glad to render any service to
q beautiful woman, and is doubly
pleased to-day. in the fact that that beau
tlfnl is your majesty, the wise
ruler of O nation near and friendly to
the United States"
AT the conclusion of this soulful out
burst the queen looked greatly edited
and remarked to Assistant Secretary of
State Adee, sotto voce, that although
Hawaii produced wonderful crops of
sugar, America could beat it hollow on
tally. The question to-day is whether
Lieutenant Cowles fired off all this rot on
HIS W account or whether he was au-
thorized to do 80 or whether the
whole story was set up ON him by the
local papers with q view to his discom
future. Queen Kapiolani is an elderly
mulasto, Weighing nearly two hunderd
pounds, and about as much like a beau.
tifully woman as Senator Evarts is like
the famous Capt. Lambert. What H.
dueed Lieut. Cowles to make this speech
nobody pretends to know, but that it has
caused sn inordinate amount of melri-
ment, and that it will linger long in the
s~lieutenant's memory are propositions
requiring no elaboration. Oowles appears
to have proceeded systematically and
with reference to the severest forms OF
etiquette. He besought "her gracious
maiesty's permission" on every OCCASION.
1. he wanted to weigh anchor. to fire q
Ralate, or to run up q flag, or to cool his
coppefs or to change his collar he always
wanted her gracious maiesty's permits
sion" The whole programme of the day
was a tribute to American talent for
catching on" and it he's furnished so
fresh a sensation for this sultry spell
that the whole community from the presi
dent down is grateful to Cowles and hun
drsds OF lovely woman are pining for a
lock of his hair and o copy of his book
of etiquette to press it in.